Oh yeah, English is a most insane language. I sometimes lie in bed dream up lines for a funny speech aimed at helping native English speakers have sympathy for those learning the language.
Consider the phonetics that come into play when starting to count ... one has two spellings and meanings, two has three which must be far too confusing for (not four mind you) those getting to grips with it, and luckily three is just three, only one word there ...